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Md. resources to help Hurricane-ravaged areas

U.S. military assets are heading to Haiti to provide assistance in wake of Hurricane Matthew, officials said Friday. Meanwhile, Maryland is sending personnel and resources to areas on the Atlantic Coast, which have already been hit, or are about to get walloped.

U.S. military assets are heading to Haiti to provide assistance in wake of Hurricane Matthew, officials said Friday. Meanwhile, Maryland is sending personnel and resources to areas on the Atlantic Coast, which have already been hit, or are about to get walloped.

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Updated: 6:22 PM EDT Oct 7, 2016

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WEBVTT FLIGHTS TO HELP PEOPLE IN NEED. THE MARYLAND CIVIL AIR PATROL IS NO STRANGER TO DISASTERS. JUST LAST YEAR, THEY FLEW DAMAGE ASSESSMENT MISSIONS ON MARYLAND'S EASTERN SHORE. >> WE DO A DIFFERENT MISSION FROM FEMA OR OTHER EMERGENCY ORGANIZATIONS BECAUSE WE ARE THE GUYS THAT GO DOWN LOW AND SLOW. REPORTER: THIS ALL VOLUNTEER U.S. AIR FORCE AUXILIARY IS ON STANDBY TO HELP SAVE LIVES IN AREAS HIT BY HURRICANE MATTHEW. MAJOR JOHN RALPH, ONE OF 30 MISSION PILOTS WITH THE MARYLAND WING, SAYS THEY ARE MOST LIKELY TO BE CALLED INTO ACTION IN THE CAROLINAS. >> WOULD FLY OVER THE AREA LOOKING FOR SPECIFIC POINTS OF DAMAGE, TRAPP PEOPLE, PEOPLE STRANDED ON ROOFS OF THEIR HOUSES. IF WE SEE ANYTHING OF INTEREST, WE TAKE PICTURES AND BRING THAT BACK. REPORTER: THE MARYLAND HELICOPTER AQUATIC RESCUE TEAM IS ALREADY ON THE WAY TO SOUTH CAROLINA. THE NATIONAL GUARD HELICOPTER AND CREW INCLUDING RESCUE SWIMMERS AND SWIFTWATER WATER TECHNICIANS FROM BALTIMORE COUNTY HIT THE ROAD TODAY AFTER BEING AUTHORIZED BY GOVERNOR HOGAN TO ASSIST WITH RESCUE EFFORTS. B.G.E. CREWS REMAIN ON STANDBY READY TO DEPLOY IF GEORGIA POWER OR ANY OTHER STATE NEEDS ASSISTANCE. >> THAT IS THE UNPREDICTABILITY FACTOR. OUR EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS ARE USED TO THAT. THEY MAKE SACRIFICES WHEN THEY LEAVE THEIR FAMILIES FOR DAYS FOR RESTORATION EFFORTS. THAT IS WHERE WE ARE. WE ARE IN A STANDBY AND WAIT MODE. REPORTER: HERE IS SOME GOOD NEWS IN TERMS OF DAMAGE IN FLORIDA. EARLY THIS MORNING, 160 PERSONNEL WERE SET TO DEPLOY TO FLORIDA TO HELP WITH POWER RESTORATION. AT THE LAST MINUTE, THEY GOT THE CALL TO STAND DOWN. APPARENTLY, FLORIDA DID NOT SEE THE NUMBER OF OUTAGES ANTICIPATED.

Md. resources to help Hurricane-ravaged areas

U.S. military assets are heading to Haiti to provide assistance in wake of Hurricane Matthew, officials said Friday. Meanwhile, Maryland is sending personnel and resources to areas on the Atlantic Coast, which have already been hit, or are about to get walloped.